Life is full of changes and transitions, and the life of a Meeting is no different. Long-time members Jane and Bob have moved to Salt Lake City to live next door to one of their daughters. They became members of Bethesda in the early years of our Meeting, becoming loyal lobbyists for FCNL. We miss their laughter, stories, “historic memory,” and general support.
Changes occur, also, in the ways in which we incorporate our children into the life of our Meeting. After many years of beginning Meeting for Worship with them present, we are now experimenting with bringing them into Meeting at the end of the hour. Nurturing our youth is one of the more important calls we are trying to answer within our community.
Celebrating the lives of those who are no longer with us is also part of a living Meeting. We were privileged to share in the life of Mariah Steinwinter Kochavi, who died from complications following a stroke. We also recently celebrated the life of Hans Muller, husband of long-time member Tilly Muller.
BYM is sponsoring Arthur Larrabee and his traveling workshop Clerking and Leadership in Quaker Meetings & Committees at Bethesda on Saturday, February 20th from 9:00 – 3:30. We hope to see many of you at our Meeting then (contact the YM office for more details).
